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BULLETIN 30 March 1 pm
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In this bulletin:
# Five more bodies have been recovered from the Limpopo bus accident
# Five people, including two children, have been killed in an N2 crash in the Eastern Cape
# And, rugby: The Stormers want to be more accurate against Ulster
# Police say five more bodies have been recovered in the search following the Limpopo bus tragedy. A total of 39 bodies have been found after 45 people were killed when a bus travelling from Botswana to Moria for an Easter gathering plunged off a bridge and caught fire on the mountain pass between Marken and Mokopane on Thursday. An eight-year-old girl, the only survivor, sustained serious injuries, but is in a stable condition. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says unfortunately the bodies of six victims could not located or traced after the fire.
In another tragedy five people, including two children, died and twelve are injured after a fully loaded minibus taxi crashed into a stationary heavy duty truck loaded with bags of cement on the N2 between Peddie and Makhanda in the Eastern Cape today. The minibus was travelling towards Peddie when it struck the truck early this morning. Provincial transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose says poor visibility could have contributed to the crash:
# The City of Tshwane has condemned the illegal sale of water meant for free distribution in the informal settlements. The city received disturbing information that service providers are not filling up communal JoJo tanks, but private tanks on private properties instead and then selling the water. Mayoral committee member for Human Settlements, Ofentse Madzebatela, calls on residents to report such transgressions to the Tshwane Metro Police immediately:
# Rugby: Stormers director of Rugby John Dobson says his team is looking to back up their win against Edinburgh last week against a tough Ulster in Cape Town this afternoon. Dobson says they showed good attacking intent in the 43-21 victory over Edinburgh, but they know they can be far more accurate and will need to be against Ulster. Dobson also congratulates Hacjivah Dayimani on his 50th cap for the Stormers and says the loose forward gives the team a real point of difference.
# And, the National Council of SPCAs says the Al Mawashi company is preparing to export yet another consignment of live animals by sea, with the livestock carrier due to arrive in East London on Tuesday. Approximately 60-thousand sheep, one-thousand-500 cattle and 200 goats will be loaded for the brutal voyage to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. NSPCA executive director, Marcelle Meredith, says they remain adamantly opposed to such cruel and unnecessary transportation of live animals:
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